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SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS
PARISH SCHOOL
708 51st Street, Western Springs, IL 60558
708-246-4454    Absence Hotline 708-292-1162
 

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2008-2009 Administration and Staff

Principal: Mrs. Kathleen Gorman
Assistant Principal:  Miss Zita Wheeler
Assistant Principal:  Mrs. Therese Craig

Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Marybeth Wingert

     
PRESCHOOL

Pre-3 yr.            Mrs. Deb Misniakiewicz

Aide 32A               Mrs. Darlene Salerno

Aide 33A          Mrs. Candida Fiermonte

Pre-4 yrs.                        Mrs. Judie Gale
                              Mrs. Barbara Schaffer

Aide 43A                Mrs. Jackie Peterson
Aide 43P                        Mrs. Liz Forberg
Aide 45P         Mrs. Candida Fiermonte
 

KINDERGARTEN

K1                                Mrs. Taylor Giltner

Aide (AM)                         Mr. Toni Clancy
Aide (PM)              Mrs. Laura Nemecek

K2                                    Mrs. Judie Gale

Aide                               Ms. Cathy Pesch

 

GRADE 1

Room 101                Mrs. Mary Lombard
                          
       Mrs. Jackie Wehner

Rm 102   Mrs. Megan (Bedell) Criswell

Room 104              Mrs. Rhonda Floros

Aide                    Mrs. Darlene Vashinko

 
GRADE 2      

Room 103                   Mrs. Erin Udovich

Room 105     Mrs. Mary Ann Oczkowski

Room 106            Mrs. Margie Connelly

Aide                        Mrs. Debora Stauffer

 

GRADE  3

Room 107                    Mrs. Mariann Orr

Room 108            Mrs. Maryann Polega

Room 109               Mrs. Kim Ostrowski

Aide                        Mrs. Deborah Randa

GRADE 4

Room 207                   Mrs. Ann Linehan

Room 208              Mrs. Carmen Kirsch

Room 209                    Ms. Karen Mazur

Aide                               Mrs. D. D. Kysiak

 

GRADE 5

Room 203         Mrs. Jan VanMerkestyn

Room 205           Mr. Thomas Clausing

Room 206        Mrs. Angela Hernandez

 

GRADE 6

Room 201            Mrs. Cathy McGowan

Room 202              Mrs. Mickey Fornaro

Room 204               Mrs. Fran Mahoney

 

GRADE 7

Room 118                     Mrs. Karen Rice

Room 120             Mrs. Margaret Musur

Room 121              Mrs. Paulette Bolton

 

GRADE  8

Room 114              Ms. Katherine Smith

Room 115         Mrs. Jeanette Kredens

Room 117               Mrs. Lisa McManus

Aide 5-6-7-8       Mrs. Diane Barda-Rus
Physical Ed                       Mrs. .Susan Bak
                                              Mr. James Vrba
 
CORE K/1                      Miss Sue McNeela
CORE 2/3  LA             Mrs. Diane Sellinger
CORE 2/3 Math 5/6 Math Mrs. Cheryl Haney

CORE 4/5 Wrt Wrkshp   Mrs Fran Mahoney

CORE 1/2/3/4 Science       Mrs. Cathy Frett

CORE 5/6/7/8 Science         Mr. Dave Dolar

CORE 7/8 LA                 

CORE 7/8 Social Stu    Miss Anne Bermier

 

ART                                       Mr. Roger Bialcik
                                       Mrs. Patricia Garland

Music                          Ms. Margaret Brumann

Spanish           Ms. Caryann Wood-Gallegos

Fine Art Aide                           Mr. Guy Casper

 

Technology                 Mrs. Cynthia Wheeler
                                            Mrs. Debra Donley
                                             Mrs. Nancy Rocco

LRC                                Mrs. Antonia Adducci
                                       Mrs. Maureen Felden
                                         Mrs. Virginia Grecco
                                            Mrs. Rose Horvath
                            
          Mrs. Patti Mannebach

FAITH FORMATION      Mrs. Paulette Bolton
                                          Mrs. Fran Mahoney

 

 

STAFF AND SUBJECT AREA  2008-2009

Pre-K- 4 Self-Contained

 

 

Preschool      

32A

Deb Misniakiewocz, Aide Darlene Salerno

43A

Barbara Schaffer, Aide Jackie Peterson

   

43P

Barbara Schaffer, Aide Liz Forberg

33A

Deb Misniakiewocz, Aide Candida Fiermonte

45P

Judie Gale, Aide Candida Fiermonte

 

 

 

 

Kindergarten

 

 

 

K1AM Taylor Giltner, Aide Toni Clancy K2AM Judie Gale,  Aide Cathy Pesch

K1PM

Taylor Giltner, Aide Laura Nemecek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st

Megan (Bedell) Criswell

2nd

Margie Connelly

 

Rhonda Floros

 

Mary Ann Oczkowski

 

Mary Lombard/Jackie Wehner

 

Erin Udovich

 

Aide Darlene Vashinko

 

Aide Debora Stauffer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd

Mariann Orr

4th

Ann Linehan

 

Kim Ostrowski

 

Carmen Kirsch

 

Mary Ann Polega

 

Karen Mazur

 

Aide Deborah Randa

 

Aide D. D. Kysiak

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATH

SCIENCE

SOC. STUDIES

5th

Angela Hernandez

Dave Dolar CORE

Tom Clausing

6th

Angela Hernandez

Dave Dolar CORE

Tom Clausing

7th

Diane Sellinger

Dave Dolar CORE

Karen Rice

8th

Margaret Musur

Dave Dolar CORE

Karen Rice

 

 

1/2/3/4 Cathy Frett CORE

7/8 Anne Bermier CORE

 

 

5/6 Mickey Fornaro CORE

 

 

 

 

 

 

READING/LITERATURE

WRITING/GRAMMAR

 

5th

Cathy McGowan

Jan VanMerkestyn

 

6th

Cathy McGowan

 

 

7th

Lisa McManus

Lisa McManus

 

8th

Katie Smith

Katie Smith

 Aide 5/6/7/8 Diane Barde-Rus

4/5/6

Cheryl Haney CORE

6/7/8 Jan Van Merkestyn CORE

 

       
       

Faith Formation

Paulette Bolton

Fran Mahoney

 

FINE ARTS

 

 

 

Art

Roger Bialcik  1-8

Pat Garland  1-8

 Fine Arts Aide  Guy Casper

Computer

Deb Donley  1-4

Cindy Wheeler  5-8

 

LRC

Antonia Adducci  1-2-6

Maureen Felden  1-2-3

Ginny Grecco  3-4-5-7

 

Rose Horvath  K-6

Patti Mannebach  8

 

Music

Margaret Brumann 1-8

 

 

PE

Sue Bak  Pre-4

Jim Vrba  5-8

 

Spanish

Caryann Wood-Gallegos 5-8

 

 

 

OFFICE STAFF   MAINTENANCE
Office Manager                Mrs. Val Nelson                          Mr. Andy Cutter
Secretary                      Mrs. Diana Galaty             Mr. Bogumil Kokorzycki
Secretary                     Mrs. Noreen Ryan            Mr. Joseph Majchrowicz
Athletic Admin. Sec. /8th Grade Coord
                                 Mrs. Donna Webster
               Mr. Stanley Marszalek
Nurse                               Mrs. Joan Kittler    
Buses                                    Mr. Jim Vrba    

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following is a guideline to the roles and responsibilities of members of the educational faculty/staff for St. John of the Cross Parish School. 

 

PRINCIPAL (Mrs. Kathleen Gorman)

School Leadership (spiritual, academic, environment)

Curriculum & Instruction

Personnel

Student Programs & Extra-Curricular Activities

High School Liaison

General Operations

Parish Staff Liaison

 
ASST. PRINCIPAL (Zita Wheeler)   ASST. PRINCIPAL (Therese Craig)
Admissions  

Students with Special Needs

Building Operations   Staffings – parent/faculty, public districts
Parent Association Liaison   Athletics Program
Substitute Teachers   Personnel

 

HOMEROOM TEACHER – professionally certified teacher responsible for a grade level homeroom, who teaches religion and plans, teaches and assesses designated academic subjects to students and communicates with parents at an assigned grade level.

 

CORE TEACHER – professionally certified teacher who plans instruction with grade level teachers, teaches, assesses students, and communicates with parents at an assigned grade level/subject level.  This teacher is integral to creating small learning environments for students within the grade level but is not the homeroom teacher.

 

FINE ARTS TEACHER – professionally certified teacher responsible for teaching a particular subject (Music, Art, Spanish, PE, etc.) on a regular basis to students of assigned grade levels.  These subjects are taught periodically during each week.

 

TEACHER AIDE – additional staff members who assist homeroom teachers with small groups or individual assistance of children, paperwork, bulletin boards, etc. at  the assigned grade level.

 

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